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Unit 6 - the ship has many little openings,

- many creatures also have a place to
Reef Encounters
hide.

6A Cities Beneath the Sea - the ship becomes covered in polyps.

- it no longer looks like a ship at all.
Before You Read (p.90) B. 1. Water becomes rich in plankton.
A. 1. T 2. Larger animals are attracted to the
2. F ship.
3. F 3. The ship has many little openings.
4. T 4. The ship becomes covered in polyps.  It
B. how coral reefs are formed; problems no longer looks like a ship.
affecting reefs; coral reef wildlife
Vocabulary Practice (p.96)
Reading Comprehension (p.94) A. 1. negative
A. 1. c 2. shallow
2. a. NG 3. remarkable
b. F 4. conservation
c. T B. 1. don’t keep
d. T 2. build
3. (i) jewelry-making or to fill 3. stay
aquariums 4. dirty
(ii) structure 5. bright
(iii) kills large numbers of living 6. science lab
things / coral polyps C. 1. meaning
(iv) Water pollution 2. response
(v) coral bleaching 3. effect
(vi) a decline in coral population 4. thoughts
4. coral polyps
5. c
B. 1. not counted
2. full of color
3. build again

Reading Skill (p.95)

A. - an ocean current may encounter a
man-made object, like a sunken ship.
- the water around the ship may become
rich with tiny animals called plankton.
- A lot of small fish gather there to feed on
the plankton.
- larger animals are attracted to the ship.